Romish Catholic
/ˌrəʊmɪʃ ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/ /ˌrəʊmɪʃ ˈkaθ(ə)lɪk/Chiefly derogatory. Now rare
adjective
= Roman Catholic.
noun
= Roman Catholic.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Drant (c1540–1578), poet and Church of England clergyman. As adjective from Romish + catholic. As noun from Romish + catholic.
- death slide
- deathsman
- death song
- death spiral
- death squad
- death stare
- death-stricken
- death-struck
- death sweat
- death's wound
- death tax
- death throe
- death toll
- death train
- death trance
- deathtrap
- Death Valley
- deathward
- deathwards
- death warrant
- deathwatch beetle
- death wave
- death weight
- death wish
- death worm